{"product_id":"english-grammar-for-impatient-students-chris-kennedy-9781703388060","title":"English Grammar for Impatient Students: A Self-Teaching Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing proper grammar and punctuation improves the clarity of your writing and increases readers' confidence in your ideas. Appropriate for virtually any age range, this entertaining guide makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. You'll find simple explanations, plenty of examples, and helpful exercises. Rather than asking you to memorize scores of grammar rules, writer and editor Chris Kennedy shows you how to apply basic principles to avoid making the most common mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe parts of speech.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSentences, clauses, and phrases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSentence diagrams.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriods, commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, and other punctuation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePossessive case.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassive and active voice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParallelism and verbals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFigures and written-out numbers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroublesome adjectives and adverbs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommonly confused words.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiving the reader a good first impression.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecoming a confident writer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. An Overview of Grammar\u003cbr\u003e2. The Parts of Speech\u003cbr\u003e3. Punctuation\u003cbr\u003e4. Common Problems\u003cbr\u003e5. Exercises \u0026amp; Solutions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Kennedy is a writer, editor, and programmer based in Boulder, Colorado. When he's not typing, Chris climbs rocks, revises his screenplays, and reads the journals of polar explorers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1703388062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781703388060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.21d","brand":"Chris Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983727329535,"sku":"9781703388060","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_135371bb-393b-4bae-80ee-c521a45da611.jpg?v=1683268360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/english-grammar-for-impatient-students-chris-kennedy-9781703388060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}